Such a “split”. They have to dramatize everything, he just said he would have fired Comey differently, but still would have fired him.
"If I had been the decision maker, the removal would have been handled differently, with far more respect and far less drama," Rosenstein said. "So I do not blame the former Director for being angry, I would be too if I was in his shoes."
Video is well worth the watch.
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/rod-rosenstein-defends-russia-investigation-handling-hits-back/story?id=63006063